--- title: How was Portuguese trade different from the trade that was already t… — The spice trade and the Indian Ocean · tree and pragmatics description: How was Portuguese trade different from the trade that was already there? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 29 «The spice trade and the Indian Ocean» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Geography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/) / [The spice trade and the Indian Ocean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · The spice trade and the Indian Ocean How was Portuguese trade different from the trade that was already there? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** trade · **What happens:** be This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 29 «The spice trade and the Indian Ocean» of the geography course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/geography/29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean:t4:1 # text = How was Portuguese trade different from the trade that was already there? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 Portuguese portuguese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 trade trade NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 trade trade NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 already already ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | | | | | | portuguese *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | past | the trade | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It used only peaceful bargaining ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean:t4:o1:1 # text = It used only peaceful bargaining 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 peaceful peaceful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 5 bargaining bargain VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | It | | | | | peaceful *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **bargain** | gerund | | | | | | | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was carried out entirely by hired Chinese ships ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean:t4:o2:1 # text = It was carried out entirely by hired Chinese ships 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 hired hire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 8 Chinese Chinese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 ships ship NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry out** | past · passive | | It | | | | by hired Chinese ships; entirely *property* | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 2 | **hire** | participle | | | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It used warships and forts to force others to pay ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean:t4:o3:1 # text = It used warships and forts to force others to pay 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 warships warship NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 forts fort NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 force force VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 8 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | It | warships and forts | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warship=Patient | | 2 | **force** | to-infinitive | | others | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent other=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **pay** | to-infinitive | others *not said here* | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It paid higher prices to every merchant ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:29-the-spice-trade-and-the-indian-ocean:t4:o4:1 # text = It paid higher prices to every merchant 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 paid pay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 higher high ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 prices price NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | past | It | higher prices | | | | to every merchant | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Asset | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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